Pittosporum Rhombifolium

Auranticarpa rhombifolia formerly pittosporum rhombifolium is a tree to 25 metres in its natural habitat but usually smaller in cultivation.

Pittosporum rhombifolium. Droplet shaped fleshy black fruits appear during winter and early spring each containing several rounded yellow spotted seeds. 86 120 mm long 35 70 mm wide glabrous. Seedling and adult leaves alternate or clustered at end of branches angular obovate to rhombic. Bark is grey rough and cork like foliage is dark green leaves long and similar to holly leaves and it bears small white flowers in clusters from november to january which are the followed by orange berries. The optimum germination temperature for germination is around 18 22 c soak seed overnight in water. Ex hook l cayzer crisp i telford apni synonyms. Margin flat or up turned.

A popular ornamental evergreen tree from nsw and queensland. Find help information on pittosporum rhombifolium queensland pittosporum from the rhs. Pittosporum meaning pitch seed which refers to the resinous film covering the seeds and rhombifolium the rhomboidal shape of the leaves. The leaves are about 75 mm long with toothed margins. Examples include the willow pittosporum pittosporum angustifolium the tarata pittosporum pittosporum tenuifolium and the. Formerly known as pittosporum rhombifolium. Ex hook auranticarpa rhombifolia is a rainforest tree of eastern australia.

Small to medium tree 13 30 m high canopy narrow almost glabrous throughout. It has a smooth grey bark and glossy green foliage with a districtive diamond or rhomboid shape. The white flowers and orange fruit make it a most appealing street or garden tree. The leaves are a dull dark green with a pale midrib and maroon stems. An attractive shrub with flowers regularly in summer. It is hardy in fairly rich soils although it will not withstand waterlogging however it likes plenty of moisture. Known as the diamond leaf pittosporum this tree is planted in many parts of australia as an ornamental.

The flowers are followed by vibrant orange berries that eventually split open revealing the black seeds within. The leaves are glossy dark green and are rhomboid shaped. Germinates readily without pre treatment. Pittosporum rhombifolium is a dense conical shaped tree that bears clusters of creamy star shaped flowers in spring.